If you’ve ever spotted a soft, squishy lump under the throat of a baby goat, you may have been alarmed — especially if you’ve heard the word “goiter” thrown around in goat circles. But in most cases, ...

Goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland, the butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck. While iodine deficiency is a major global cause, both too little and too much iodine can ...